Saturday, January 16, 2010

Samsung WB550 (HZ15W), Even Tempting to Professional Photographers

Following is a user review about Samsung WB550 (HZ15W) digital camera.WB550_00NOTEFORUM WB550_01NOTEFORUM

- 24mm ultra-wide angle and 10x optical Schneider lens


- Perfect image stabilization with Dual IS


- Photo style of my own, Photo Style Selector


- HD quality video and built-in HDMI port


- Distinguished shooting ability, Smart Auto


WB550_02NOTEFORUM Even tempting to professional photographers


It has refined design with creativity, a mode dial for convenient operation, 3” wide LCD guaranteeing easy recognition, compact size, and high portability for anytime, anywhere. This every feature is in WB500. It will produce fantastic pictures as good as those taken by DSLR.


WB550_03NOTEFORUM 10x optical Schneider zoom lens/ F24mm Ultra-wide angle for the first time


WB500’s 24mm Ultra-wide angle, 10x optical zoom lens cannot be found in any digital camera all over the world.


Compact High Zoom Camera


Thanks to its ultra-wide lens, it provides wider angle on the same spot compared to other products. And through 10x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom, it can pull far-away subject to under your very nose.


WB550_04NOTEFORUM Advanced Dual IS and 12,200,000 high pixels


Optical IS: It is an optical image stabilization function that prevents shakes by vibrating sensor.


Avanced DIS: Newly equipped Advanced DIS captures one shot in high speed, and removes noise in two steps. It shortens image processing time and helps to get best image under any situation by preventing drop of saturation (saturation maintenance) that can happen while combining.


In addition, it supports 12,200,000 pixels, so you can get high quality image when printed.


WB550_05NOTEFORUM HD high quality video recording


If you turn the mode dial to video recording, you can record and save video for 29 minutes in H.264 (MPEG4 AVC) format HD (1280×720) quality.


WB550_06NOTEFORUM ISO function that brightens darkness


As you set ISO higher, shutter speed gets faster in the same amount of light. There’re eight ISO options. It supports up to ISO 3200, so you can adjust it depending on the situation. Also, as it gets higher, the sensitivity of the camera gets higher, increasing the ability to take pictures at dark places.


WB550_07NOTEFORUM Smart Auto that makes anyone a professional photographer


In Smart Auto mode, the camera automatically detects various shooting environments and optimizes the conditions without any operation of uses, making it possible for beginners to take great pictures without difficulty.


<Conditions that are detected well>


Landscape- outdoor landscape shot


White- in very bright background


Night Scene- landscape at night


Night Portrait- outdoor portrait shot at night


Backlight- landscape in backlight without people


Backlight Portrait- portrait shot in backlight


Portrait- portrait shot


Macro- close-up shot


Macro Text- short distance text shot


Tripod- motionless subject by the help of things like tripod


Action- moving subject


WB550_08NOTEFORUM Frame guide/ Scene mode/ Photo Style Selector


If you use Frame guide, the third person can take a picture in an angle the user want.


If you want better pictures, you can use 14 Scene modes such as Night Scene, Portrait, Movement, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Sawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach/ Snow, Self shot, Food, and Café.


WB550_09NOTEFORUM Also, it provides eight Photo Style Selector like Nomal, Soft, Forest, Retro, Cool, Classic, etc.


WB550_10NOTEFORUM Smart Album


This is a function that conveniently categorizes lots of contents of photos and video clips, enabling easy search. The categories are Date (day)/ Color/ Date (week)/ File, and you can search for them using the lever.


WB550_11NOTEFORUM Recycling bin function


Using recycling bin function, you can restore the images deleted from the memory card. (It is a recycle bin that can store up to 10MB temporarily.)


WB550_12NOTEFORUM Dynamic shooting with Face detection


WB550 has a Face detection function, detecting up to 10 faces and enabling more dynamic shooting.


Also its Smile shot automatically takes a shot of smiley faces. And it takes two successive shots when blinking of eyes is detected, leaving the best moment for you.


WB550_13NOTEFORUM Convenient Self guide


For self shots, it guides you by automatically detecting the subject’s face location. So you can take self shots more easily and quickly. It notifies you by faster beeping sound when your face is located on the center of the screen.


WB550_14NOTEFORUM Perfect portrait (Beauty shot)


If you set your mode dial to Beauty shot and simply adjust face touch/ brightness, you can get beautiful images of you, your family, and friends; they might look like the best makeup artist has put make-up on them.


WB550_15NOTEFORUM Cause : This Sample Picture is not 100% detail. just Test Sample Picture.


WB550_17NOTEFORUM 110mm / F5.6 / 1/45s / ISO400


WB550_18NOTEFORUM 45mm / F4.2 / 1/125s / ISO80


WB550_19NOTEFORUM 110mm / F5.6 / 1/60s / ISO80


WB550_20NOTEFORUM 80mm / F5.3 / 1/180s / ISO80


WB550_22NOTEFORUM 70mm / F5.1 / 1/90s / ISO80


WB550_23NOTEFORUM 240mm / F5.8 / 1/90s / ISO80


WB550_24NOTEFORUM 70mm / F5.1 / 1/60s / ISO200


WB550_25NOTEFORUM Beauty Shot




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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I wanted to buy a camera for some time now, and I got Samsung WB550. I have been waiting a while, and I can say, without a doubt, that this is by far the best point and shoot camera I have ever owned. The video recording is amazing, and the pictures are so crisp. I absolutely believe I made a great investment. Samsung congratulations on another amazing product!
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